Creep tried to lure teen girls into his car

A motorist who tried to lure teenage girls into his car in Paisley has been placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register.

Paul McFadyen, 55, was convicted of two public order offences after driving up to the youngsters in his silver grey Nissan Juke and attempting to entice them into the vehicle.

Paisley Sheriff Court heard McFadyen approached a 14-year-old schoolgirl, who cannot be identified, as she was walking in the town’s Barrhead Road.

The creep, of Lylesland Court in the town, also approached an older teenage girl, who also cannot be identified, as she was walking in Causeyside Street, where he also attempted to get her in to his car.

The court heard this victim told him to “f**k off,” and labelled him a “pervy b*****d”.

He was found guilty after trial of

deliberately following the 14-yearold girl, asking her to enter the vehicle, asking her name and repeatedly requesting her home address.

He was also found guilty of a similar offence of behaving in a threatening and abusive manner, likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer fear or alarm, by approaching the older girl in Causeyside Street and attempting to entice her in to his car.

But McFadyen, who is now on crutches following a hospital operation, was cleared of a charge of sexually assaulting the 14-yearold by putting his hands on her body.

Yesterday fiscal depute Claire Nicholls argued that McFadyen should be subject to notification under sexual offences legislation meaning he should be placed on the register of sex offenders.

She said: “There are significant sexual aspects involving both charges therefore he should be placed on the register.

“There were attempts to entice both females into the vehicles, which resulted in one female getting into his vehicle.

“This was a 14-year old female who was unaccompanied and who was making her way to school. He asked her for her telephone number and repeatedly asked her to go to his address.

“In the other instance the female was walking down the street she became aware of him. She feared he was going to grab her and get her into his car.”

Defence agent Peter Gallelty rebutted the Crown’s argument, saying his client had been cleared of the most serious charge of touching a teenager.

He also described the behaviour in the other charge as an “isolated incident” and said the wording of the charges admitted to did not cover a sexual offence.

He said: “It is not clear that the accused has been given fair notice of the consequences that flow from his being subject to the notification requirements.”

However, Sheriff David Pender concurred with the fiscal and found in the Crown’s favour ruling that McFadyen be put on the register.

He said: “Having listened very carefully to what has been said on both sides, it appears the Crown’s approach is correct.

“Clearly there is a significant sexual element in relation to both charges, therefore you should be subject to notification requirements under the act.”

He adjourned sentencing to call for background reports, including one from the Pathways Project which works with sex offenders, until April when McFadyen will return to court.